The Archive · 1937

Three Small Oaks Given

TO JESSE OWENS

Cleveland, Feb, 13.

Jesse Owens has received three tiny shoots from oak trees, symbolize ing Wiis three victories in the Olym-pies. The sprigs, brought to this country from Europe, were the gift of the U.S. government. At the tne of their arrival the sprinter himself was in Cuba, but his wife had the tiny trees potted. She thinks Jesse may ive "one each to Falmount Junior High School, East Technical High School and Ohio State University—the three schools he oltonded United Press,

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